Pour-out stopper.



1. T- CRAW- POUR-OUT STOPPER- FILED DEC-2.1914- LIMLQ QWO Patented May25, 1915.

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JOSEPH T. CRAW, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TOWILLIAM H. BOTH 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

HEAVEY, JR., AND ONE-FOURTH TO HAROLD MoKNIG-I-IT THOMPSON,

POUR-OUT S-TOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnri-i T. CRAW, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Pour-Out Stopper, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to bottle stoppers or the like and has particularreference to that type of bottle stoppers which are adapted for use uponink bottles especially and which serve not only as a means for sealingthe bottles but as means for delivering the ink therefrom whenever andwherever desired in a safe, convenient and expeditious manner.

More definitely stated, the primary object of the invention is toprovide a stopper for a liquid container, the stopper being of a natureadapting it to take the place of the usual cork for sealing the bottleand which will, therefore, always be carried by the bottle and alsobeing provided with a movable cap piece which serves to admit air and todischarge the liquid from the bottle.

A further object of the invention is to improve the class of pour-outdevices for liquid containers in that a means is provided to indicateclearly to the user whether the discharge port is open or closed.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter bemore fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forminga part of this specification in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in both the views, and in which Figure 1 isa vertical sectional view on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is aplan view of the stopper, the dotted lines in this figure indicating therelative positions of the indicator and the closure cap when the portsare closed.

The several parts of this device may be made of any suitable materials,and the relative sizes and proportions, as well as the general design ofthe mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departingfrom the spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully described andspecifically claimed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I show at 10 a main stoppermember of cork or the like, the same being provided with a pair oflongitudinal ports 11. These ports may be left open as may be the resultof boring simple holes through the cork or they may be lined orreinforced with tubes 12 formed of glass, rubber or any other suitablematerial which will not cause decomposition of the ink or other fluidwhich may be employed in connection with the1 l container or bottleWhose neck is shown at At 14 is shown a disk of any suitable strongmaterial which serves as an anchor member for a central pivot or post15. The tubes 12 may extend through holes formed in the disk 14 and theanchor member or disk is secured to the upper end of the cork 10 as bycement 16 or the like. The pivot post 15 has a head 17 located beneaththe disk 14 and is prevented from rotation in the disk as, for instance,by means of a square shoulder 18.

A closure cap 19 in the nature of a disk is pivoted upon a round portion20 of the pivot 15 and is fitted snugly against the outer face of thedisk 14. The cap 19 is provided with a pair of holes or ports 21 which,in one position, are adapted to register with the upper ends of thetubes 12 or ports 11 formed through the cork and anchor member. Whenrotated, however, in either direction from such position, the main bodyof the cap 19 will completely seal said ports 11 and prevent leakagefrom the container even though the container be packed or transported ina reclining or inverted position. A drift 22 may be formed in connectionwith each of the ports 21 to facilitate the delivery of the liquid fromthe device as for the filling of fountain pens or the like directly fromthe container.

At 23 is shown a combined indicator and dust protector in the nature ofa comparatively narrow flat plate secured rigidly to the upper end ofthe pivot 15 as upon a square shoulder 24 thereof and upsetting of theextreme outer end of the pivot upon the indicator plate 23. Theindicator referred to is preferably fixed in permanent position with itsaxis at right angles to the plane coinciding with both of the axes ofthe ports 11. The cap 19 is provided at its rim or periphery with a pairof index marks 25 arranged diametrically opposite each other tion withrespect to the container.

and at right angles to the vertical plane of the axes of the ports 21.It follows, therefore, that upon turning the cap so as to bring thepoint of the indicator plate 23 to either of the index marks 25, theoperator will know that the ports 21 are registering with the ports 11and the device is ready to pour out the liquid. The container obviouslymay be tilted in either direction so as to allow the liquid to flowthrough either of the ports 11 while the other of such ports will freelyadmit the air to the interior of After the pouring operation iscompleted, the operator will seal the container and hence exclude dustfrom the ports or drifts of the cap by rotating the cap through an angleof 90 degrees in either direction or until the drifts 22 are broughtbeneath the plate 23.

I claim:

1. The herein described pour-out stopper comprising a main portionhaving a longitudinal bore therethrough,a movable cap secured to theouter end of the main portion and having a port adapted in one positionto register with said, bore, a narrow indicator plate cooperating withthe outer surface of the cap, and means fixing the plate in definitepermanent position with respect to the main stopper body, said meansalso serving to secure the cap movably in the positi on indicated. 7

2. The herein described pour-out stopper, the same comprising a mainbody having a pair of longitudinal bores formed therethrough, a rotarycap fitting against the outer end of the body and having a pair of portsadapted to register in one position with said longitudinal bores, apivot anchored to the outer end of the body portion on which said cap isadapted to rotate, and an indicator plate secured to the outer end ofthe pivot and locked thereby from rotathe main body, the axis of theindicator plate being at an angle to the line joining the outer ends ofthe bores aforesaid.

3. The herein described pour-out stopper, the same comprising a corkbody, a flat anchor member secured to the outer end thereof, a pair ofbores extending through the body and anchor member, a pivot pin securedin a rigid position in and to said anchor member, said pin having a headfitted between the top of the body and said anchor Copies of this patentmay be obtained for member and a cap having its inner face fittedsnugly'a'gainst the outer face of the anchor member and journaled uponsaid pivot, said cap having a pair of ports adapted in one position toregister with the aforesaid bores and another position of rotation ofthe cap being out of registry whereby the cap will-seal the outer endsof said bores.

4. The herein described pour-out stopper, the same comprising a mainbody, a disklike anchor member rigidly secured to the outer end ofthebody, a pair of tubes extending through the body and anchor memherand preventing rotation of the anchor member on the body, a pivot havingits head locked between the anchor member and the outer end of the body,and a cap fitted snugly against the outer face of the anchor member andjournaled for rotation upon said pivot, said cap having a pair of portsadapted in one position to register with the outer ends of said tubes,the main portion of the cap serving when rotated in either direction toseal said tubes.

5. The herein described comprising a main body having a pair oflongitudinal bores, an anchor member secured rigidly to the outer end ofthe main body and having ports registering with the aforesaid bores, apivot having a head anchored within the anchor member and held therebyfrom rotation, a narrow indicator plate fixed to the outer end of thepivot and held thereby from rotation, the axis of the indicator memberbeing at right angles to the plane of the aforesaid bores, and a capjournaled for rotation upon the pivot between the indicator plate andthe anchor member, said cap having a pair of ports pour-out stopperadapted in one position when not covered by said plate to register withthe outer ends of the anchor member bores and adapted when the cap isrotated to be brought beneath said indicator plate, said cap beingprovided furthermore with an index mark,

cooperating with said indicator plate to show when the ports and boresare in registration.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH T. CRAW.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. BEELER,

PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Washington, D. 0."

